CAMERA FOR MONITORING VEHICLE FUNCTIONS AND METHOD OF USING SAID CAMERA Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A01D41/127 G03B17/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to agricultural machines. Chamber for monitoring operation of vehicle is located on vehicle. Chamber comprises housing, in which there are lens and located ahead of lens of first plate, which protects lens from effects of environment. In housing near first plate there is at least one heating element. Housing is tightly closed by frame and first plate installed into it. On body there is split second plate, located at distance from first plate on its side facing outside from lens. Possibility of heat exchange is provided through section of frame, to which at its section abuts also second plate. Chamber on self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine containing reloading device intended for unloading of picked mass on accompanying vehicle and rotated between overload and transport position. Chamber is located at transshipment device; at that, depending on position of cargo handling facilities camera transmits on display image of unloading picked mass or image of rear area of harvesting machine.

EFFECT: higher quality of images, which can be maintained for long time intervals without manual cleaning is enabled.

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